14 of the World's Cutest Baby Animals Ever

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Let’s face it, when you’re having a bad day, nothing is guaranteed to cheer you up quicker than a doe-eyed, tiny, furry, adorable baby animal. Here are our top picks from the animal kingdom that we wish could just stay babies forever!

We’ve ranked our favourites that send us into cuteness overload- but who did we miss? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!

Endearing and beautiful in the most bizarre of ways, a baby giraffe could melt the stoniest of hearts.

Delightful fact: Even a newborn baby giraffe is taller than most humans! Giraffes give birth to their foals standing up, and within ten hours, baby giraffes can run alongside their herd.

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13 of 14: Baby Turtles

Because not all cute babies have to be mammals. Go little guy! Swim to safety!

Delightful fact: Turtles can lay up to 200 eggs at a time. Once the turtles have hatched – they’re on their own and must crawl to the water-dodging predators including birds and crabs.

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12 of 14: Koala Joeys

We want to pop this darling little koala in a Baby Bjorn and carry him around all day.

Delightful fact: Baby koalas aren’t this cute until they are 3 months old. When a joey is born, it is only two centermetres long, is blind, deaf and furless.

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11 of 14: Baby hippos

Sure, his mum may be one of the most feared animals in Africa causing more human fatalities than any other animal, but we would let this little guy be a permanent resident in our bath any day.

Delightful fact: A hippo’s milk is bright pink! The hippo calf is born underwater, and after, the mother isolates herself for a time period of 10 – 44 days.

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10 of 14: Shar Pei Puppies

The only thing cuter than a baby Shar Pei? That would be three sharpie puppies in a row. Almost too cute to handle.

Delightful fact: The wrinkle dog is one of the few breeds that don’t shed – and DNA testing has proved that this breed – which is originally from China - is one of the most ancient breeds of dog that exist today.

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9 of 14: Baby Sloths

We got it wrong. There is something that rivals the cuteness of a shar pei puppy yawning – a baby sloth smiling.

Delightful fact: Sloth babies ride on their mother for about six months. Sometimes, they fall off. Luckily, even babies are very strong and rarely die from a fall.

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8 of 14: Baby Dolphins

Ever have one of those days when you just need to pet a baby dolphin? An hour with this little guy and all our problems would disappear. Delightful fact: A dolphin calf is born with whiskers on it's upper jaw (rostrum) that fall out soon after birth.

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7 of 14: Baby Hedgehogs

This tiny little baby hedgehog is so tired of being so darn cute. So it’s going to curl up and have a nap and be even cuter.

Delightful fact: Baby hedgehog’s spines are soft, and they are called hoglets.

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6 of 14: Baby White Tiger

Tiger cubs are already the height of cuteness, so the only thing that could beat that on the cuteness scale is a rare white baby tiger!

Delightful fact: Rare white tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10000 tigers.

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5 of 14: Baby Platypus

It’s meant to be a misconception that baby platypus’ are sometimes referred to as Puggles, but its such a darling name for a darling creature!

Delightful fact: There is no official name for a baby platypus, but a common suggested name is

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4 of 14: Baby Otters

The adult version is already cute as cute can be, so the baby version is just pushing us over the edge.

Delightful fact: Sea otters are one of the only mammals to use tools to hunt and eat. They often use rocks to smash prey from its shell.

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3 of 14: Baby Seal

If there was a pictorial definition of cute, we’re sure it would be this little guy in all his chubby, furry wonder.

Delightful fact: A mother can distinguish its pup from hundreds of others on scent alone.

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2 of 14: Baby Polar Cub

Prepare to say awwwwwww…. We want to jump right in the middle of that adorable little polar cub fight-cuddle.

Delightful fact: If you were to shave a polar bear (which we don’t recommend) you would find that it is black underneath all that white fur.

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1 of 14: Baby Panda bears

There’s not much that beats baby pandas in cuteness. Adding to the excruciatingly preciousness of it all, this little panda is waving his paw at the camera! Awwwww!

Delightful fact: Panda bears are the smallest newborn mammal, aside from marsupials, in relation to the size of the mother panda bear.